Black returns, while Barrett debuts
Big-voice Pennsylvania native Gabby Barrett is out with her debut, "Goldmine." The 13-song collection is highlighted by the current hit single, "I Hope." Barrett, 20, came in third on season 16 of American Idol. Barrett had a hand in writing 12 of the songs. Co-produced by Ross Copperman and Zach Kale with additional production by Jimmy Robbins, Sam Martin and Bryan Fowler on select tracks, Barrett wrote with Nashville mainstay songwriters Nicolle Gaylon, Emily Weisband, Jon Nite and Josh Osborne.
Jordan Davis scored three big hits with his debut, "Home State." Now he's back with a self-titled, six-song EP, a prelude to his sophomore disc. "Singles You Up," "Take It From Me" and "Slow Dance In A Parking Lot" were hits on his 2018 debut. Davis once again teamed with "Home State" producer Paul DiGiovanni for the EP.
More news
- 03/09/26: Barrett drops "The Easy Part" video
- 10/24/25: Barrett plans "Carols and Candlelight (Deluxe)"
- 10/03/25: Barrett "Ain't Supposed To Be"
- 08/15/25: Davis, Adcock, Tuttle release new records
- 08/08/25: Davis heads to Europe in '26
- 08/05/25: Davis shakes his "Louisiana Stick"
- 07/31/25: For Barrett, "The Easy Part" comes Friday
- 07/26/25: Davis will "Turn This Truck Around"
CD reviews
Gabby Barrett's sophomore album ''Chapter and Verse" has a lot of material she can draw from as a mother of three, and the importance of family and faith pervades the album. She enlisted some of music city's best songwriting talent in in the form of Ross Copperman and Hillary Lindsey.
The opening track "The "Chapter" is a bouncy number that is indicative of the collection sonically as she realizes life is a series of stages to be navigated. ...
Clint Black may not be the commercial superstar he was in the late '80s/early '90s, but "Out of Sane" - his first studio project in five years - reveals the same high level song craftsmanship that brought him well deserved fame in the first place. These 12 songs - many written with Steve Wariner - prove Black is still quite the sharp songsmith.
Whether he's performing something strongly bluegrass instrumental-ed ("With Love") or pulling out his harmonica for the ...
Clint Black must sometimes feel like an alien fallen to earth when comparing his music -- such as the many fine new songs found on his latest "On Purpose" album - with what's in vogue on the mainstream country charts. Rather than partying till he pukes, as so many of his younger brethren are doing these days, Black oftentimes waxes philosophical. "Not everything's gonna go my way," he admits during the sometimes funny reflections found in "Better and Worse. ...
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